User

13.02.2007 06:46:02

Hi! 
Purchased RemoteBuddy yesterday, after trying it for 2 weeks. I love 
it so much -- it was the missing piece to make a "Mac Media Center" 
fit my tastes. Without RemoteBuddy, I wouldn't have ordered my Mac 
mini and EyeTV Hybrid yet.

Of course, it's still beta, and version 1, so I have requests ;-)

1- is it possible to add very customized "items" in the menus, i.e. 
when I'm in EyeTV and I press "Menu" on my Apple Remote, I get the 
EyeTV behaviour menu on my screen, where I have two "specialized 
items" (if I can call them this way): Recordings and TV Stations, 
which I use often. But for other features, like the veeeery useful 
Program Guide, I have to hold my "menu" button so I get EyeTV's own 
full screen menu appear, then press "menu" again to go up one level, 
then scroll down to the Program Guide. Phhheeew!! My thumb works too 
hard for this one.

2- In EyeTV again, I'd like RemoteBuddy to know the difference 
between viewing a recording and viewing Live TV. For example, the 
"back" and "next" buttons are used to switch channels when viewing 
live tv, but to fast forward/rewind, I have to hold them. I'd like to 
be able to map different actions to the "holding state" depending if 
I'm viewing live tv of a recording.

3- Is there a way to add in, let's say, the System behavior, a very 
specific need I have: to turn on and off the "Overscan" checkbox that 
lives in OS X's Display Preferences. When this option is on, the 
image fills my entire TV, but crops parts of the EyeTV Program Guide 
(in full screen menu).

4- I'm not sure I can figure out how to use the Behavior construction 
kit (I ain't no programmer nor Applescripter) but I' d reeeeeally 
like to see a Skype behavior being developed. My dream would be to 
have the same functionalities that the guys at MediaCentral did: a 
full screen menu for Skype, "activat-able" and operable from my 
couch, with the help of RemoteBuddy's flexibility.

That's about it for now.

Thanks for this excellent and promising product and its good pricing.

Simon, 
Canada 

User

14.02.2007 23:25:01

Hi Simon,

thanks for your contribution.

1) I'd love to integrate the EPG functionality directly into Remote 
Buddy, but I don't see how I could access its data. You'll be able to 
easily put together an action for automating the path to the EPG for 
you with the next revision of the keyboard actor contained in the 
next Remote Buddy release.

2) Good idea and certainly inspring! I'll have to think some more 
about it, though.

3) Thanks! => went straight to the ToDo list.

4) All I ask for is patience ;-)

Best regards, 
Felix 

User

15.02.2007 04:28:08

Hi Felix, 
thanks a lot for your anwers, I appreciate it very much.

1) EyeTV EPG data is from titantv in the US and iceTV and tvtv (I think) in Europe. More info can be found in ElGato's website, as you surely know. But my point here is: in Canada, TitanTV+EyeTV doesn't work, so a guy from Montreal came up with an almost perfecct solution to trick EyeTV into thinking it can access data from zap2it.com instead of titantv. Maybe the info on his website can give you hints on how to access EyeTV's EPG data: http://eep.pommepause.com/ The guy's name is Guillaume Boudreau and always answers his email, too ;-)

I'm very eager to see the next RemoteBuddy release with the feature you're talking about (keyboard actor)... will it be in version 1.0 final?

Thanks for sharing... you're even hinting that Skype behaviors are in your plan... hmmm I may stay on your client list for a while, then ;-)

Keep on the excellent work! 

User

16.02.2007 00:46:01

Hi Simon,

thanks for the link!

While it's an interesting and smart project, I'm afraid it can only 
show me a way to get EPG data into EyeTV indirectly, whereas what I'm 
looking for is a way to get EPG data out of EyeTV directly.

The Keyboard Actor is already there in the BCK or via "Customized 
actions". Yet, it doesn't support a feature you'd need to send 
several, subsequental key presses, yet. Support for that will be 
there in the next release. It's already there in the internal build.

Thanks for your support!

Best regards, 
Felix 

User

19.02.2007 05:35:01

Another thing: How can I remove the "feedback sound" I 
get when increasing/decreasing system volume? I know I 
can uncheck a box in SystemPreferences>Sound, but it 
doesn't seem to affect RemoteBuddy, but only the 
special sound keys on the keyboard.

Thanks again!

Simon

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User

19.02.2007 18:08:01

Hi Simon,

thanks for asking.

Right now that can't be configured. That'll change with RC2. It's 
already in there for a while.

Best regards, 
Felix 

User

19.02.2007 18:26:02

Good thing! I noticed that in Front Row, when I change 
the volume, the "beeping" doesn't occur. I'm looking 
forward to the release of RC2 then!

Many thanks 
:-)

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